January 11, 2017 The Skanner Page 5
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
HAPPY HOUR WITH THE ARMORY COSTUME SHOP: The artisans
in the costume shop are behind the dozens of costumes you
see on The Armory’s stages each year. This is your chance to
meet them and see their work up close! They’ll also take you
on a guided tour of their workplace, so you can see where the
magic happens for yourself. As always happy hours are free and
open to the public. 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., Portland Center Stage, 128
NW Eleventh Ave.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
Seattle Metro
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12
Truth B Told
Artist Carletta Carrington Wilson explains the concept behind her art installation “letter to a laundress” during the opening of Truth
B Told, the 12th Annual Exhibit of Onyx Fine Arts Jan. 8 at the historic King Street Station. The annual exhibit features visual artistic
expressions by artists of African descent in the Pacific Northwest.
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New Song Community Center, 220 NE Russell Street.
The event is free and open to the public. There will
be family activities, such as healthy cooking demon-
strations, health, blood pressure and diabetes screen-
ings, eye exams, health prevention classes, healthy
lifestyles, numerous activities and exercise. AAHC
promises fun, games and prizes for everyone.
These are some of the questions that will be an-
swered: Where do you start to improve your health?
How do we get sedentary kids active? How do I eat to
live? Is my food my medicine or poison?
The 24th Annual Wellness Village is free. Sponsors
are: Foot Traffic, New Seasons Market, Fred Meyer,
Oregon Health Sciences University, OHSU Casey Eye
Institute, Legacy Health, Providence Health & Ser-
vices, Aetna, Pharma, Family Care, Moda Health and
United Salad Company.
Seattle News Briefs
Alzheimer’s Association Offers
Caregiver Support Group
Resources Available for People Living with Alzhei-
mer’s and Their Caregivers
[Seattle, WA], January 5, 2017 – Caring for some-
one with memory loss? Do you need information and
support? Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver
support groups provide a consistent and caring place
for people to learn, share and gain emotional support
from others who are also on a unique journey of pro-
viding care to a person with memory loss. Meetings
are held the 3rd Thursday of the month, from 10:30
am – 12:00 pm, at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church,
1501 32nd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144. For information
call Muriel Moore at (989) 350-1228.
Jayapal Joins National Call for
Action to Protect Health Care,
Announces Seattle Rally
On Jan. 15, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal will
host a rally to protect health care at the Westlake Park.
This event is part of a national day of action to protect
health care from President-elect Donald Trump and
Congressional Republicans who have called to repeal
the Affordable Care Act, privatize Medicare, make
massive cuts to Medicaid, increase prescription drug
prices and defund Planned Parenthood.
What: Our First Stand: Save Health Care Rally
Who: Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07),
speaker lineup TBD
When: Sunday, Jan. 15, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. PST
Where: Westlake Park, 401 Pine Street, Seattle
Media interested in attending Sunday’s rally should
RSVP to Ansel Herz at ansel.herz@gmail.com.
In Washington state alone, 775,000 residents are
poised to lose life-saving health care if the Afford-
able Care Act is repealed. We cannot let that happen.
Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. We should be
working to expand the Affordable Care Act, not re-
peal it.
Members of the public planning to attend the rally
are encouraged to contact Community Outreach Di-
rector Zach Carstensen at zach.carstensen@gmail.
com.
Murray Marks Milestone for
Seattle’s Minimum Wage
Seattle’s minimum wage increased to $15 per hour
on January 1 for employees working for the largest
businesses in the city. Mayor Ed Murray marked
the increase today, which is a milestone for the 2014
minimum wage ordinance that called for a phased-in
increase of the minimum wage for workers. The ordi-
nance was the first of its kind for a major city to chart
a course to a $15 minimum wage.
The wage increase will impact an estimated 70,000
low-wage workers in Seattle. A study by the Univer-
sity of Washington found that one year after imple-
mentation, Seattle’s economy continues to expand.
Data from 2016 also shows that Seattle’s unemploy-
ment rate continues to fall and currently sits near its
lowest level in years.
Changes to the minimum wage in 2017 include:
Large Employers (501 or more employees world-
wide)
• $15/hour: If the employer does NOT pay towards
the individual employee’s medical benefits.
• $13.50/hour: If the employer DOES pay towards the
individual employee’s medical benefits.
Small Employers (500 or fewer employees world-
wide)
• $13/hour: If the employer does NOT pay at least
$2/hour towards the individual employee’s medi-
cal benefits and/or the employee does NOT earn at
least $2/hour in tips.
• $11/hour: If the employer DOES pay at least $2/hour
towards the individual employee’s medical benefits
and/or the employee DOES earn at least $2/hour in
tips
Seattle’s minimum wage will continue to increase
each year on Jan. 1 until reaching $15 per hour for
all workers in 2021. Once Seattle’s hourly mini-
mum wage reaches $15, further percentage changes
will be based on the rate of inflation as determined
by the Consumer Price Index for the Seattle-Taco-
ma-Bremerton area. For more details, see the Office
of Labor Standards Minimum Wage website.
30TH ANNUAL MLK CELEBRATION: Please join us for the annual
King County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. Now in its
30th year, the MLK celebration recognizes the impact that Dr.
King had on our community and our nation. The 2017 celebra-
tion will be held at noon at the 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth
Ave.
LADIES NIGHT OUT AT COUNTRY VILLAGE: Grab your best friend
and come out for an evening of relaxed shopping, Be sure to
pick-up your passport and earn stamps with every $10 or more
purchase. Then enter your stamped passport to win special gift
baskets. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Country Village Shops, 23718 Bothell
Everett Highway, Bothell.
THURS. – SAT., JAN. 12 – FEB. 25
RED TAILS, SILVER WINGS: An exhibit of 53 paintings and draw-
ings by artist Chris Hopkins depicting America’s first African
American military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, noon – 5 p.m. Sunday,
Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
MONDAY, JANUARY 16
MLK DAY OF SERVICE AT WEST BAY WOODS: The Olympia Coa-
lition for Ecosystems Preservation invites you to be a part of
an ongoing effort to restore these 8 acres of land. Examples of
work includes: Clearing ivy from trees and the ground, remov-
ing evasive Holly trees, and weeding and maintaining existing
areas. Please bring your gloves and gardening tools. 10 a.m. – 2
p.m., West Bay Woods, E end of Dickinson Ave. NW, Olympia.
CALL FORF VOLUNTEERS TO WORK AT THE CITY OF TACOMA’S MAR-
TIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: If you or your or-
ganization would like to volunteer at the 2017 MLK event, please
submit an application from the website. Please go to www.
cityoftacoma.org and fill out application. 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., Greater
Tacoma Convention and Trade center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
POULSBO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Come browse books, mag-
azines, films and CD’s at reasonable prices, Proceeds support
Kitsap Regional Library. . 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Poulsbo Library, 700
NE Lincoln St., Poulsbo.
FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 -22
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM WILL BE FREE TO THE PUBLIC: The entire
community is invited to SAM’s downtown location to enjoy and
connect with the diverse art and ideas represented on our col-
lection and to see an amazing new exhibition 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.,
Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave.
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